A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

~ James Madison

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The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.

~ Jeff Cooper

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Violence isn't a Democrat or Republican problem. It's an American problem, requiring an American solution.

~ Dashanne Stokes

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The obvious definition of a monarchy seems to be that of a state, in which a single person, by whatsoever name he may be distinguished, is entrusted with the execution of the laws, the management of the revenue, and the command of the army. But, unless public liberty is protected by intrepid and vigilant guardians, the authority of so formidable a magistrate will soon degenerate into despotism. The influence of the clergy, in an age of superstition, might be usefully employed to assert the rights of mankind; but so intimate is the connection between the throne and the altar, that the banner of the church has very seldom been seen on the side of the people. A martial nobility and stubborn commons, possessed of arms, tenacious of property, and collected into constitutional assemblies, form the only balance capable of preserving a free constitution against enterprises of an aspiring prince.

~ Edward Gibbon

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Civil Wars happen when the victimized are armed. Genocide happens when they are not.

~ A.e. Samaan

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